from www.sfgate.com – Just in time for the fetish fans who cavorted at the Folsom Street Fair last weekend, the Internet pornography company Kink.com on Sept. 18 opened the doors to its new Mission District bar, the Armory Club.

The Armory Club is a departure for Kink.com, a company that produces hard-core films aimed at fans of bondage, dominance and submission. But now the company, known for sites like “Men in Pain,” is moving from whip-wielding actors to bartenders whipping up innovative cocktails.

Christopher Gaw, Director of Art and Construction at the Armory, designed the Armory Club interior. Far from being a dank dungeon, the space radiates warm earth tones. The bar surface is amber-colored onyx. Feather-patterned wallpaper and espresso-brown leather chairs add softness. In a back room, red walls surround an art deco style fireplace, and the ceiling is stamped tin finished with a bronze patina.